Amazing salty snack. Goes great with Tea or Coffee.

What's Needed:

1/2 Lb of Maida or all purpose flour.

1 Table Spoon of ajwain seeds also known as Carom Seeds.

Salt to taste.

Warm Water about 300 ml.

Cooking oil.

Whole Black pepper corn

Fresh crushed black pepper corn.

Prep Work:

Mix the flour, carom seeds, salt and crushed black pepper corn in a big bowl and slowly add warm oil so the flour is slightly moist. Mix it well and break all the lumps.

To test if the oil is sufficient, take a hand full of flour and try to lump it in a fist, if it stays and doesn't crumble, its enough, if it crumbles, add more oil, if its too shiney, add more flour.

Now, we need to very slowly add warm water to the mix. Add it a bit at a time while needing the dough. The texture we are looking for is that of play-dough or cookie dough. Once done, let the dough rest for 30 min in warm place.

Cooking:

Take the dough and part it into ping-pong size balls, or small golf ball size balls. Now flatten them so they are round, about 3 mm thick and the size should be similar to hokey puck. In the middle now put 1 to 2 whole black pepper corn and press them into the flour disk.

NOTE: Its important that you do poke the flour disk with fork so they don't puff up.

In wok or a big sauce pan, heat cooking oil to about 350 to 360 degrees and fry them at low heat till they are golden brown.

Put on a plate with paper towel to drain the oil and let them cool.

Serving Suggestion:

These go really well with tea or coffee and are a great salty treat.

NOTE: In an air tight container in cool dry place, they will stay well for about 2 weeks.

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